Richard Mark Kirkner February 15, 2023 A new meta-analysis has added evidence questioning the utility and efficacy of prophylactic low-dose aspirin for preventing cardiovascular events in people who don’t have atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease (ASCVD), whether or not they’re also taking statins, and finds that at every level of ASCVD risk the aspirin carries a risk of major bleeding that exceeds its...
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Aspirin as effective as standard blood thinner to prevent life-threatening blood clots and death after fracture surgery
by University of Maryland School of Medicine Credit: Unsplash/CC0 Public Domain Patients who have surgery to repair bone fractures typically receive a type of injectable blood thinner, low-molecular-weight heparin, to prevent life-threatening blood clots, but a new clinical trial found that over-the-counter aspirin is just as effective. The findings, presented today at the Orthopedic Trauma Association (OTA)...
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Aspirin as effective as standard blood thinner to prevent life-threatening blood clots and death after fracture surgery
by University of Maryland School of Medicine Credit: Unsplash/CC0 Public Domain Patients who have surgery to repair bone fractures typically receive a type of injectable blood thinner, low-molecular-weight heparin, to prevent life-threatening blood clots, but a new clinical trial found that over-the-counter aspirin is just as effective. The findings, presented today at the Orthopedic Trauma...
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Researchers find that aspirin alters colorectal cancer evolution
by University of California, Irvine A schematic illustrating the mathematical model. The six cell types are denoted by circles, the mutation rates that give rise to different types are marked by the straight arrows. Type 6 (late adenoma) is marked in red. Crypt conversion rates are indicated by circular arrows and crypt fission by multiple...
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Study finds daily aspirin does not prevent recurrence of breast cancer
(HealthDay)—Regular aspirin use does not improve invasive disease-free survival (iDFS) among high-risk breast cancer patients with human epidermal growth factor receptor 2 (HER2)-negative disease, according to a study presented Feb. 15 as part of the American Society for Clinical Oncology Plenary Series. Wendy Y. Chen, M.D., M.P.H., from the Dana Farber Cancer Institute in Boston,...
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Does an aspirin a day keep heart disease away? It depends
by Jane Racey Gleeson, University of Michigan Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain Each year, more than 805,000 Americans experience a heart attack according to the American Heart Association, and another 795,000 suffer a stroke based on information from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. These statistics, along with the fact that cardiovascular disease is the...
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Researchers urge: ‘Prescribe aspirin based on benefit-to-risk not age’
FLORIDA ATLANTIC UNIVERSITY IMAGE: TO DO THE MOST GOOD FOR THE MOST PATIENTS IN PRIMARY PREVENTION OF HEART ATTACKS AND STROKES, HEALTH CARE PROVIDERS SHOULD MAKE INDIVIDUAL CLINICAL JUDGEMENTS ABOUT PRESCRIBING ASPIRIN ON A CASE-BY-CASE BASIS AND BASED ON BENEFIT-TO-RISK NOT AGE. CREDIT: FLORIDA ATLANTIC UNIVERSITY/GETTY IMAGES Recent guidelines have restricted aspirin use in the...
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Aspirin increases the risk of heart failure by over 25%
(© blueskies9 – stock.adobe.com)HEART HEALTH by Chris Melore SOPHIA ANTIPOLIS, France — Aspirin is one of the most common pain relievers in the world, but a new study finds it may be contributing to heart failure. Researchers with the European Society of Cardiology find taking aspirin raises the risk of heart failure among people with at least...
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Coffee, Smoking and Aspirin Influence Parkinson’s Disease Onset
Those who reported tobacco use had a later median age at onset — 63.5 years — compared to 60.8 years for nonusers. The number of cigarettes per day also was linked to later age of onset, despite making only a small difference. Likewise, a longer duration of smoking resulted in a positive correlation with age...
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Should you take aspirin to prevent heart attacks?
by University of Kentucky Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain If you take a daily aspirin to help decrease your chance of a heart attack or stroke, you should check in with your health care provider. A new report indicates the over-the-counter drug may do more harm than good for some patients. Aspirin is a pain reliever...